Art in Woodworking

Wood in artwork has always been relegated to making the frame. But wood could itself be a unique medium to make art. Rag is the paint brush and wood stain as paint. Run your imagination with the following examples I've put together. Click pictures to enlarge.

Crayola of the mockingbird (State Bird) and Bluebonnet (State Flower) over plywood and paint for the Texas flag completed this project.

An old wooden tennis racket, circa early 1980s, was spared from the dumpster and now has its place as a relic of days gone by. That was when when skill and grace and tennis went together.

Manila folder was perfect to make the drawing of the pottery. Veneer was used to cover the MDF for color and grain. Wood stain provided the shading for effect.